About

HERE NOWHERE NOW is an embodied experience aimed to unlock and bolster your creative practices. Whether online for our yoga, meditations and movement practices or in person for our specialized retreats and workshops- we hope to encourage your curiosity through our knowledge of yoga and meditation as a foundational practice for a creative life.

Who Are We?

Rae & Emily started this endeavor as a way to merge their multiple interests and chosen paths into one. They hope to invigorate others on their journey to explore the body as a vessel to create & LIVE!

  • Rae is a multidisciplinary artist working with clay & florals, as well as a lifelong yoga student & yoga teacher. The teachings of yoga are a throughline in her chosen mediums;

    “As a material, clay reminds me as it travels through its many forms that things come & go. Nothing is permanent. Do the thing that feels right & detach from the outcome. Learn & relearn. 

    I’ve always chosen work that teaches me these lessons. I’m also a florist- not because I purely want to make a beautiful arrangement (although I love making flora transform into a shape outside its natural space), but because I’m fascinated with the journey of that one cutting. It was grown, cut, moved, moved again, brought to my studio, placed among other cuttings by my hand, given to someone else to revel in its life, ultimately watching its death, & then returned back to the earth. It parallels our own circular journey through life & is a good reminder that we humans are not individuals, but part of the whole & beyond.”

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  • Emily is an actress, filmmaker, and yoga teacher based in the Hudson Valley.

    “My physical and meditational practice is an essential part of my life. It is a pathway to myself and my higher purpose that I have access to simply through my breath. My classes are measured and exact; a stabilizing recipe to free expression. I design them to build strength in the body and strengthen your relationship to yourself!

    My yoga and fitness education consists of 400 hours RYS (vinyasa + traditional hot) and FIRE (HIIT + SCULPT) with over 7 years of teaching experience. My own personal education of the Linklater Technique, Alexander Technique, and the Jungian framework of Active Imagination deeply inspire my yoga teaching practice.”

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Visiting Guest Stars!

Friends of Here Nowhere Now. These are the incredible people that help us facilitate the wonderful time you have on our retreats. We love them so!

  • Chef Joe Persico grew up in New Jersey, deeply immersed in the rich food culture of his Italian American family, learning to cook from his Grandmother Dora. He began his culinary career in Denver, training under Chef Tommy Lee and gaining extensive knowledge of Japanese and East Asian cuisines. During his time there, he collaborated with fellow Denver Chefs to host pop-ups and expand his own creative voice. In 2023, Chef Joe moved to the Hudson Valley to live on his family farm. He is currently the Sous Chef at Casa Susanna, weorking under James Beard Award-nominated Cheg Efren Hernandez, where he focues on traditional Mexican cuisine and locally sourced ingredients. His passions lie in seasonality, gardening, fermentation, and creating simple yet delicious food.